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6 Issue One 2015 Panorama BPW and ADETE join forces for the future Training by pros for pros new truck parking spaces are going to be set up at German motorways by 2017 - in addition to the current 43,000 spaces. The federal government has made EUR 500 million available for the construction of motorway services between 2013 and 2017. BPW enhances its development capabilities in plastics process- ing. On 1 January 2015, the company bought ADETE – Ad- vanced Engineering & Technologies, based in Kaiserslautern. The new acquisition specialises in designing and manufactur- ing innovative plastics and fibre-composite solutions. It has been a successful player on the market since 1999. BPW and ADETE have already had a close collaboration for several years. As recently as the IAA 2014, they showed their jointly developed and improved prototype of a lightweight axle made of fibre-reinforced plastic. "There is huge potential for using plastics in truck and trailer components. To continue with the development of innovative solutions, we enhanced our capabilities in this area," Dr Bert Brauers, Member of the Board of Management Design/Development/Testing at BPW, says. "This also means that we are the right choice for vehicle oper- ators in meeting their requirements for safe and efficient route planning." Both companies see advantages in ADETE's wide va- riety of development projects. "Our experiences and the seamless continuation of projects even outside of the commercial vehicle industry – in the mechanical engineering sector, in marine tech- nology, in energy or in medical equipment – will also benefit the BPW Group," Dr Markus Steffens is convinced. Michael Pfeiffer (middle), General Partner at BPW, welcomes Dr Markus Steffens (left), Managing Partner at ADETE, and Frank Anna (right), Division Head Calculation and Design at ADETE. 2015 is the first year during which BPW will offer training sessions in truck and trailer telematics systems by idem telematics and for system components from the entire BPW Group. There will also be seminars on axle and running gear systems, maintenance and repair of ECO Disc and rear steering axles, trade parts (for com- mercial and agricultural vehicles), and technologies used in agriculture. The sessions and seminars address vehicle fleet operators, purchasers, route planners, as well as employees from customer service, garages of forwarders, and service garages. They will take place regularly at the German BPW company location in Wiehl and in the regions of Berlin, Saarbrücken, Bremen, Leipzig, and Ingolstadt. You will find more information on dates, places, fees and contents, as well as online registration, at www.bpw.de/en/support/seminars DATES 2–4 June automechanika Dubai Dubai, UAE 26–28 June Truck Grand Prix Nürburgring, Germany 10–14 November Agritechnica Hanover, Germany Photos:BPW,Introwiz1-shutterstock,Daimler